On Friday, April 26, detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) apprehended a suspected drug trafficker in the Thika area of Kiambu County.
The arrest happened after the detectives conducted a search on a bus travelling from Moyale to Nairobi, uncovering several sachets suspected to contain cocaine concealed under the inner soles of the suspect’s shoe.
The operation, spearheaded by detectives from the anti-narcotics department, was initiated following a tip-off from an anonymous source who alerted the officers to the incident.
“Acting on intelligence information, anti-narcotics detectives augmented by the Operations Support Unit intercepted the bus at the Blue Post section of Thika, conducting a search that saw a 24-year-old arrested,” detectives noted.
Following his arrest, the suspect was taken to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) for further screening.
In the process of screening the officers established that besides the 417g estimated at Ksh1.8 million, the suspect had swallowed more drugs than he intended to expel at his destination.
“The suspect is currently in the custody of JKIA-ANU officers pending egestion of the swallowed sachets and further legal procedures," read part of a statement by detectives.
The latest arrest by the officers comes even as detectives intensify their crackdown on drug traffickers and peddlers across the country.
In a recent arrest made on April 17, detectives from the Mombasa anti-narcotics department arrested a drug trafficker in Kiembeni, Bombo area of Kisauni.
During the arrest, the DCI officers managed to seize several sachets of suspected heroin and cannabis sativa from his house and personal car.
According to a statement by DCI, the suspect was arrested in an early morning operation following a tip-off from a concerned member of the public.
"Also seized from the suspect is his vehicle which is believed to be proceeds of crime, cash Sh26,250 and USD 200, a weighing machine, packaging envelopes and three mobile phones," read a statement by DCI.
